Impact of COVID-19 on Construction Sector: A Case Study of Morgan Sindall Group

Research

Table of Contents
Introduction.....................................................................................................................................3
Introduction to the company..........................................................................................................3
Aims and objectives.........................................................................................................................3
Research analysis.............................................................................................................................4
Discussion.........................................................................................................................................4
Conclusion........................................................................................................................................7

Introduction
The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has caused problem for different places in this
globalised world. The construction and engineering industries have also faced lot of issues
and crisis due to this pandemic (Bsisu,2020). The construction work was temporarily closed
across the world. Due to this, industries which are working in construction are not able to
make a single penny out of the construction work. It had negatively impacted upon
economies of various countries. Several construction companies have gone through financial
recession. Due to this, they are laying of several workers and employees from their company.
Countries like China, UK, USA, India, Australia and Russia have also been impacted in
construction sector due to COVID 19 pandemic.
Introduction to the company
Morgan sindall group is a leading British construction company. This company has more than
6000 employees who are operating in regulated, public as well as private sectors. This
company is dealing with different sectors including partnership housing, investments, urban
regeneration, property services and construction (Ogunnusi,et.al,2020). At the time of
COVID-19 pandemic, this company has to face decline in sales as well as profits.
Aims and objectives
The aim of this project is - To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on construction
sector of UK. A case study of Morgan sindall group
Objectives
 To evaluate crisis faced by construction sector due to covid 19 pandemic
 To analyse challenges faced by construction companies during lockdown
Research analysis
For conducting this research, secondary data is used in order to gather data associated with
COVID-19 pandemic and construction sector of UK. Different articles and journals as well as
websites are used for collecting the data and interpreting it as a discussion. All the online data
chosen in this research is valid and authentic. All the sources used in this research are
providing validation to the information gathered.